Where does “kayu” come from?

kayu (Makasar) comes from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw — wood; tree.

kayu (Makasar): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “kayu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-South Sulawesi*kayu—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankahiwwood; tree
3Proto-AustronesiankaSiwwood; tree

Words derived from “kayu”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kaSiw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kahiw →Every word from Proto-South Sulawesi *kayu →